Julie Vanloo

Julie Vanloo

Vanloo with the Washington Mystics in 2024
No. 35 – Galatasaray
Position	Point guard
League	WNBA Turkish Super League EuroCup Women
Personal information
Born	(1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31) Ostend, Belgium
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2009	Blue Cats Ieper
2009–2013	Declercq Stortbeton Waregem BC
2013–2015	USO Mondeville
2015–2016	Luleå Basket
2016–2017	Virtus Eirene Ragusa
2017–2018	İstanbul Üniversitesi
2018	ASVEL Féminin
2018–2019	PEAC Pecs
2019–2020	Townsville Fire
2020–2021	Casademont Zaragoza
2021–2022	ŽBK Jenisej Krasnojarsk
2022–2023	BLMA
2023–present	Galatasaray
2024	Washington Mystics
2025–present	Golden State Valkyries
Medals EuroBasket 2023 Slovenia/Israel 2017 Czech Republic Team 2021 Spain/France

Julie Anita Vanloo (born 10 February 1993) is a Belgian professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Galatasaray of Turkish Super League.

With the Belgian national team, she won the EuroBasket Women 2023.[1]

Professional career

Galatasaray

On 13 September 2023, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[2]

She signed a new 1-year contract with Galatasaray on 21 July 2024.[3]

WNBA

Washington Mystics (2024)

In 2024, Vanloo entered the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Washington Mystics at the age of 31.[4]

Golden State Valkyries (2025–present)

On 6 December 2024 Vanloo was selected as the Golden State Valkyries' pick from the Washington Mystics' 2024 roster in the WNBA's expansion draft.[5]

National team career

She also plays for the Belgian national team[6] and participated at EuroBasket Women 2017,[7] the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, EuroBasket Women 2021 and EuroBasket Women 2023.[8]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[9]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2024	Washington	40	34	23.2	.346	.324	.667	1.6	4.3	0.5	0.0	2.6	7.4
Career	1 year, 1 team	40	34	23.2	.346	.324	.667	1.6	4.3	0.5	0.0	2.6	7.4

Honours

Declercq Stortbeton Waregem BC

• Belgian Women's Basketball League: 2011

Luleå Basket

• Basketligan dam: 2015-16

National Team

• 2nd place U16 World Cup: 2010
• 4th place U17 World Cup: 2011
• Winner U18 European Championship Women: 2011
• 3rd place EuroBasket Women: 2017
• 3rd place EuroBasket Women: 2021
• 1st place EuroBasket Women: 2023[10]
• Belgian Sports team of the Year: 2023[11]

References

1. "Kijk en geniet: Belgian Cats in tranen en uitzinnig van vreugde na laatste fluitsignaal". Sporza (in Dutch). 25 June 2023.
2. "Julia Vanloo Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
3. "Julie Vanloo ile yola devam!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
4. Hatfield, Jenn (18 March 2024). "Brimming with confidence and 'European flash,' Mystics' Julie Vanloo introduces herself to the WNBA". The Next Hoops. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
5. Henderson, Cydney; Horrow, Ellen J. (6 December 2024). "WNBA expansion draft live updates: Golden State Valkyries pick their players for 2025". USA Today. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
6. "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
7. "EuroBasket 2017 profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
8. "Julie Vanloo". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
9. "Julie Vanloo WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
10. "Belgian Cats comeback seals historic first FIBA Women's EuroBasket crown". www.FIBA.com. 25 June 2023.
11. "Wielrennen boven op het Sportgala: Remco Evenepoel en Lotte Kopecky zijn Sportman en Sportvrouw van het Jaar" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 10 December 2023.

External links

• Julie Vanloo at Eurobasket.com
• Julie Vanloo at Olympics.com
• Julie Vanloo at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
• Julie Vanloo on Facebook